Health and Wellbeing/Health, Wellbing & Society
ESRC 1+3
Department for Health, University of Bath
Start date: October 2022
Research topic: The impact on quality of life of kitesurfing for disabled people: a mixed methods study
My PhD will consider how the physical, psychological, and sociological health outcomes found from kitesurfing interact to improve QoL for disabled people. The study will identify the benefits of kitesurfing across health disciplines and the challenges and barriers to participation, the benefits to family and caregivers, the outcomes in different settings, and the effectiveness of new therapeutic interventions. I will conclude with a list of recommendations for kite schools and the government on the health benefits of kitesurfing and how to implement it most effectively.
Research supervisors: Jefferey Lambert, Charlie Foster
Email: ly732@bath.ac.uk